Notification No. 56/2009 – Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Man Made Textile Research Association, Surat has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act), read with Rules 5C and 5E of the Income- tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), with effect from 1-4-2008 in the category of ‘other institution, Partly
Notification No. 57/2009 – Income Tax It is hereby notified for general information that the organization Eye Research Centre, Chennai has been approved by the Central Government for the purpose of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) of section 35 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (said Act) read with rules 5C and 5E of the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (said Rules), with effect from 1-4-2009 in the category of ‘other Institution’, partly engaged in research activities subject to the following conditions, namely:-
Enhancement of the limit for payment of wealth tax under the existing provisions of section 3 of the Wealth-tax Act, wealth tax is charged every year in respect of net wealth, on the valuation date, of every individual, Hindu undivided family and company at the rate of one per cent. of the amount by which the net wealth exceeds Rs.15.00 lakhs. This limit was fixed in 1992.
It is now well accepted that “tax administration is tax policy”. A tax administration designed to foster voluntarily compliance yields higher revenue than a sound tax policy administered by an inefficient tax administration. Therefore, it has always been the endeavour of the Income-tax Department to improve the standards of its service and transparency in its functioning. Therefore, […]
Tax deduction at source is a method of collecting taxes on behalf of the Government at the time of payment or credit. The Income-tax Act casts a legal responsibility on the deductor to deduct tax on the correct amount, at the correct rate and deposit it to the Government account. The TDS rates are specified […]
Under the existing provisions of section 208 the Income-tax Act, liability for payment of advance tax during a financial year arises when the amount of such tax payable during that year is Rs.5,000/-or more. This limit was fixed in 1996. With a view to providing for inflation adjustment, it is proposed to raise the threshold limit […]
There has been a substantial increase in small businesses with the growth of transport and communication and general growth of the economy. A large number of businesses and service providers in rural and urban areas who earn substantial income are outside the tax-net. Introduction of presumptive tax provisions in respect of small businesses would help […]
Enhancement of limit for disallowance of expenditure made in the case of transporters Under the existing provisions of the Income-tax Act, where an assessee incurs any expenditure, in respect of which payment in excess of Rs 20,000 is made otherwise than by an account payee cheque or account payee bank draft, such expenditure is not allowed as a deduction.
In view of representations received from trade and industry and the fact that Technical Review Committee in Ministry of Environment & Forests is re-examining the import policy of waste paper, it has been decided to extend the validity of Policy Circular No.78 dated 1.4.2009 for a period of three months from 1.7.2009.
THE focus of this write up is restricted to `Legal Consultancy Service’ which is one of the new services brought into the service tax net in Budget 2009 and the scope of this new levy. This levy is introduced by way of insertion of clause (zzzzm) in sub section 105 of section 65 of the […]
